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Originally Posted by LivinLOS
Sorry ignorance of the law is no fault of the law.. Agree its unusual to be arrested for such an offense but saying I didnt know the law is not going to cut you any slack anywhere.. Also not being able to speak the local language is hardly the fault of the officers in question..
Often Thailand does odd things or incorrect systems but in this case what did the poster expect..
As to what should they have done (language, signing forms, posting bail, etc) how about hiring the services of a competant lawyer ?? Having to spend a night in the Police cells (not jail) well whoop de doo.. I dont consider you have ever really been to a town until you have had night in its nick  |
I dont think many people really do check out any laws before they enter a country.
Just to prove this point, There was a thread on here the other day about what is the legal age for a BG to be in a bar, Everyone said it was 18yrs for bars and 20yrs for Disco's/Nightclubs but thats obviously wrong if this girl was arrested and she is 19yrs old... Now if bar owners in Los dont even know the proper laws, Then how do you expect a tourist to know?
Another thing, In every country I have been to, The bars themselves have signs up with the legal age in them and they also have ID checks to make sure there is no under-age drinkers in there bars, Or else they are the ones who get into trouble not the customer.
I think what happened to this girl is extremely heavy handed and can only have a negative effect on tourism, I doubt she will be back in a hurry.